Polaris Bank’s Initiatives Ensure Continuous Education for Over 16,000 Students

Polaris Bank Aims to Support 50,000 Students by 2028 Polaris Bank Distributes school essentials to 1,000 students across 10 public schools in 5 states Polaris Bank has strengthened its commitment to addressing the alarming rate of out-of-school children in Nigeria through strategic partnerships and targeted interventions. Eko Hot Blog gathered that by joining forces with … Read more

Polaris Bank Seeks Dismissal of Criminal Charge Against MD

Polaris Bank has asked the Niger State High Court in Minna to dismiss a criminal charge filed by the Niger State Internal Revenue Service against its Managing Director. The charge alleges the bank failed to provide information about customers who applied for foreign exchange. The bank, through its lawyer Usman Sule (SAN), argued that the … Read more

FAKE NEWS: CBN Shatters Rumors Of License Revocation For 3 Commercial Banks

License Revocation

CBN denies reports of license revocation for Unity Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank. The apex bank dismisses the claims as fake news. Public urged to disregard the false information. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has refuted a media report alleging plans to revoke the licenses of Unity Bank, Keystone … Read more

CBN Appoints New Heads for Union, Keystone, Polaris Banks

CBN has appointed a new board of directors to govern Polaris, Union, and Keystone banks The former director of governors was dissolved last night Hadi Sirika says the appointment takes immediate effect Eko Hot Blog reports that barely a few hours after dissolving the board of directors of governing Polaris, Union, and Keystone banks, the … Read more

Epe Division Celebrates ‘DoingGood’ Senator Tokunbo Abiru At 59

Senator Abiru was born on March 25, 1964. He clocked 59 on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Consequently, the senator has been receiving greetings from family, friends, and other well-wishers. Eko Hot Blog reports that influential persons, including politicians, in the Epe Division of Lagos State have congratulated Senator Adetokunbo Mukhail Abiru on his 59th birthday. … Read more

FULL LIST: CBN Removes ATM Maintenance Fee, Cuts Other Bank Charges

CBN

CBN has removed ATM maintenance fee and also reduced other bank charges. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reviewed charges and rates for electronic banking operations in the country. The development was disclosed in the CBN new ‘Guide to Charges to Banks Other Financial and non-financial, on Thursday, 27th … Read more

Wigwe’s Blueprint for Access Bank Aggressive African Expansion

Access Bank

The Managing Director/Chief Executive of Access Bank Plc, Mr Herbert Wigwe, in an interview with Cable News Network (CNN) speaks on the bank’s move to break more grounds and expansion move into other African nations EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Access Bank Plc is putting in more effort to conquerer the African nations in a … Read more

Ecobank Nigeria Wins “Consumer Finance Product Of The Year”

Ecobank Nigeria

Ecobank Nigeria bags “Consumer Finance Product of the Year” award at the Middle East & Africa (MEA) Retail Banking Innovation Awards organized by Digital Bankers.  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Middle East & Africa (MEA) Retail Banking Innovation Awards has named Ecobank Nigeria winner of “Consumer Finance Product of the Year” at the Middle … Read more

CBN May Takeover Heritage Bank Over Debt Owed FG, Arrest Polaris Bank MD – Reps

Heritage Bank

House of Reps says it will ask the Central Bank of Nigeria to take over Heritage Bank for owing Federal government  It also threatened to issue an arrest warrant on the Managing Director of Polaris Bank for failing to appear before the committee. Ekohotblog reports that the House of Representatives has said that it will … Read more

EXPOSED: How Obasa, Lagos Assembly Members Squandered N9.7 Billion Running Costs

Lagos, Lagos Assembly Proposes Two-Year Jail Term For Assault On Firemen

Bank documents have shown staggering financial impropriety, malfeasance and frightening larceny committed by members of the Lagos state House of Assembly in 2019 running cost. According to  Peoples Gazette, Three-hundred million naira in dual card transactions on August 3. Over N243 million in suspicious debits within a few hours on January 11. Nearly N500 million … Read more

Polaris Bank Leverages Technology To Tackle Effect Of Coronavirus In Nigeria

Polaris Bank is set to leverage technology to tackle the effect of ongoing coronavirus in Nigeria. The Managing Director/CEO, Polaris Bank, Tokunbo Abiru disclosed this in an interview with ThisDay. Tokunbo Abiru said the bank will leverage its investment in cutting-edge information technology to harness emerging opportunities and mitigate the disruptive effect of the COVID-19 … Read more

Polaris Bank Limited: Customer Petitions Polaris Bank Over Misappropriation Of Funds

Madif Engineering Services Limited has petitioned Nigeria’s commercial bank Polaris Bank Limited for Misappropriation Of Funds Polaris Bank Limited is currently alleged to be involved in a reported financial mess bordering on reputational issues. This follows the decision of one of the bank’s customers , Madif Engineering Services Limited to petition the Federal Competition and … Read more